Urinary appliance

ABSTRACT

A urine-holding appliance for use by males comprising an elongate receptacle with a flange near one end which may be attached to the wearer&#39;&#39;s clothing, and a forwardly extending, elastic penis-fitting tube on the receptacle, having stops preventing undue telescoping of the tube into the receptacle.

United States Patent 1,423,537 7/1922 Muller Inventors Henry E.Borgerson;

Lewis K. Borgerson, 1926 Cambridge Ave., Flint, Mich. 48053 Appl. No.712,669 Filed Mar. 13, 1968 Patented May 11, 1971 URINARY APPLIANCE 8Claims, 4 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl 128/295 Int. Cl A611 5/44 Field of Search 128/275, 294, 295

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,445 ,694 7/1948 Predmore128/295 2,816,551 12/1957 128/295 2,937,645 5/1960 128/295 3,161,19812/1964 128/295 3,336,926 8/1967 Gresham 128/295 PrimaryExaminer-Charles F. Rosenbaum Attorney-Learmzn, Learman and McCullochPATENTED W1 1 I971- INVENTORS HENRY E. BORGERSON LEWIS K. BORGERSONURINARY APPLIANCE The invention is particularly concerned withDuVal-type male urinary applicances which wearers have determined havean unfortunate tendency to slip and creep while the wearer is walking ormoving around, the tube into which the penis fits tending to telescopedown into the urine-holding bag and thus destroy the seal between thetube and penis so that urine is free to spill out of the bag.

One of the prime objects of the present invention is to provideDuVal-type urinary appliance which is constructed in a manner topositively prevent the telescoping action mentioned, and whichaccordingly will permit the wearer to be more active than formerlywithout fearing possible embarrassment.

Another object of the invention is to provide a urinary appliance of thecharacter described which promotes sanitation and hygiene for males withwhom the involuntary discharge of urine is a problem and permits them tolead more normal lives and to achieve greater comfort in the wearing ofsuch a device.

A final object of the invention is to provide a urinary appliance of ahighly reliable nature which can be economically manufactured and sold.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed outspecifically or will become apparent from the following description whenit is considered in conjunction with the appended claims and theaccompanying drawings, in which:

H0. 1 is a partly sectional, side elevational view of our novel urinaryappliance.

FIG. 2 is an upper end view, taken on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, partly sectional, elevational view of aconventional DuVal appliance, illustrating the manner in which thepenis-accommodating tube can telescope into the urine holding bag.

FIG. 4 is a similar view slightly out of proportion with respect to FIG.1, illustrating the manner in which the appliance of the presentinvention prevents the telescoping of the penis-accommodating tube.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings wherein apreferred embodiment of the invention only is disclosed, the appliancegenerally designated includes an elastic, resilient, rubber receptacle11 having a fitting 12 at one end which is threaded as at 13 toaccommodate a removable cap 14. The fitting 12 is vulcanized or cementedto the lower end of the receptacle or sack 11 and is provided with apassage 15, pennitting fluid to be emptied from the receptacle 11 whenthe cap 14 is removed. Near its upper end, the receptacle 11 is moldedwith a circular flange 16 to which suitable grommets 17 are afiixed sothat the flange may be attached to suitable snaps provided on thewearers underclothing.

A tubular penis-accommodating portion 18 extends forwardly of the flange16 to snugly accommodate the penis of the wearer which may be consideredto extend into the tube portion 18 to the depth a. The parts describedthus far are conventional in the DuVal appliance, which is shown in FIG.3, and the parts of FIG. 3 accordingly are provided with likeidentification numerals.

The present urinary appliance is unique in the provision ofcircumferentially spaced stops, general designated 19, which providestop surfaces 19 a at their lower ends. The stop surface l9a of theuppermost rib viewed in FIG. I is spaced ap proximately 1 inch forwardfrom the flange 16. It should be observed that the stops 19 decreasegradually in thickness from their lower ends at 19a to their upper ends(see FIG. 4 at b) and further that they comprise triangular portions 20which converge in a direction toward the upper end of the tube portion18 and merge with narrow bead portions 21. The portions 21 are only ofsufficient thickness to prevent the upper edge of the tube 18 fromfolding back upon itself and do not decrease the elasticity of the tubeto the extent that it tends to slip off the penis, or is too tight onthe penis and causes discomfort. Except for the stops 19 the tube 18 isof the uniform thickness hown.

As illustrated, the appliance is preferably molded in one piece ofnatural rubber and has the stop portions 19 molded therein.Alternatively, of course, the stop portions 19 could be adhesivelysecured to the tube portion 18. Further, the stops could be formed of anelastic material of the consistency and nature of sponge rubber, whichis of sufficient thickness to prevent telescoping and folding in themanner described.

It is-believed the foregoing description demonstrates that the device ishighly practical in nature and should find wide usage by males havinginvoluntary discharge problems.

It is to be understood that the drawings and descriptive matter are inall cases to be interpreted as merely illustrative of the principles ofthe invention rather than as limiting the same in any way, since it iscontemplated that various changes may be madein the various elements toachieve like results with out departing from the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A urine holding appliance for use by males comprising: means,including an elongate urine receiving receptacle, adapted to the worn bya male; a forwardly extending, elastic, penis fitting tube connectedthereto at the rear end of said tube and adapted to be elasticallyexpanded to receive the penis; and stop means forming an enlargedshoulder portion on said tube spaced forwardly from the rear end thereofand preventing rearward telescoping of said tube upon itself beyond apredetermined location.

2. The combination defined in claim 1 in which said stop means comprisesa series of circumferentially spaced, forwardly extending ribs.

3. The combination defined in claim 2 in which said ribs comprisecircumferentially spaced, forwardly converging portions of increasedthickness relative to the tube.

4. The combination defined in claim 4 in which said ribs progressivelydecrease in thickness in the forward direction.

5. The combination defined in claim 4 in which the tube graduallydecreases in diameter in a forward direction; and the ribs comprisessections of converging width in the forward direction terminating innarrow beads which extend to the front edge of said tube to preventfolding of the front edge of the tube back on itself.

6. A urine holding application for use by males comprising: meansincluding an elongate receptacle which may be attached to the wearer'sclothing; a forwardly extending, elastic, penis fitting tube connectedthereto and adapted to be elastically expanded to receive the penis; anda series of circumferentially spaced, forwardly extending ribs on saidtube preventing rearward telescoping of said tube upon itself beyond apredetermined location.

7. The combination defined in claim 6 in which said appliance is moldedin one piece .of natural rubber; said receptacle including fasteningmeans including a flange from which said tube extends.

8. The combination defined in claim 7 in which said stop means extendsfrom approximately an inch forwardly of said flange toward the front endof said tube.

1. A urine holding appliance for use by males comprising: means,including an elongate urine receiving receptacle, adapted to the worn bya male; a forwardly extending, elastic, penis fitting tube connectedthereto at the rear end of said tube and adapted to be elasticallyexpanded to receive the penis; and stop means forming an enlargedshoulder portion on said tube spaced forwardly from the rear end thereofand preventing rearward telescoping of said tube upon itself beyond apredetermined location.
 2. The combination defined in claim 1 in whichsaid stop means comprises a series of circumferentially spaced,forwardly extending ribs.
 3. The combination defined in claim 2 in whichsaid ribs comprise circumferentially spaced, forwardly convergingportions of increased thickness relative to the tube.
 4. The combinationdefined in claim 4 in which said ribs progressively decrease inthickness in the forward direction.
 5. The combination defined in claim4 in which the tube gradually decreases in diameter in a forwarddirection; and the ribs comprises sections of converging width in theforward direction terminating in narrow beads which extend to the frontedge of said tube to prevent folding of the front edge of the tube backon itself.
 6. A urine holding application for use by males comprising:means including an elongate receptacle which may be attached to thewearer''s clothing; a forwardly extending, elastic, penis fitting tubeconnected thereto and adapted to be elastically expanded to receive thepenis; and a series of circumferentially spaced, forwardly extendingribs on said tube preventing rearward telescoping of said tube uponitself beyond a predetermined location.
 7. The combination defined inclaim 6 in which said appliance is molded in one piece of naturalrubber; said receptacle including fastening means including a flangefrom which said tube extends.
 8. The combination defined in claim 7 inwhich said stop means extends from approximately an inch forwardly ofsaid flaNge toward the front end of said tube.